Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Far East: China, Volume IX

Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270

Memorandum by General Chou En-lai to Lieutenant General Alvan C. Gillem, Jr.

Chungking, March 30, 1946.

Dear General Gillem: With reference to your memorandum dated March 28 the following is submitted:

a. I have just obtained assurance from General Tung, my present representative of the Control Group, that materials prepared by him pertaining to the Organization of Service Area shall be ready for submission at the coming Monday meeting.

b. In accordance with our conversation on March 27th,⁴⁴ it is my understanding, that for the initial period the Government and Communist forces shall maintain separate SOS systems. Since the Government has now eight SOS areas, the Communist forces need at least to maintain two. As to what measures should be adopted, once the integration is put into execution, General Tung has just worked out a proposition which he will submit to the meeting of the Control Group.

c. I have assigned General Chen Shih-yi to be my representative of the Control Group, when the latter is moved to Peiping. General Chen shall appreciate if you can arrange for him an appointment with Colonel Middleton.⁴⁵

Sincerely yours,

[Signature in Chinese]
(

Chou En-lai

)

44. See minutes of meeting of Military Sub-Committee on March 27, p. 606.
45. John W. Middleton, U. S. A., American representative in Army Reorganization Section.